half-witted

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half-witted

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half

1. one of two equal parts of anything. He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.

2. one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them. The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.

1. being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something). a half bottle of wine.

2. being made up of two things in equal parts. A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.

3. not full or complete. a half smile.

1. to the extent of one half. This cup is only half full; It's half empty.

2. almost; partly. I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.

a half-dozen; a half-kilo of tea.

1. to divide (something) into two equal parts. He halved the apple.

2. to make half as great as before; to reduce by half. By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.

in equal parts. We can split the costs between us half-and-half.

in football, hockey etc, (a player in) a position directly behind the forwards.

a brother or sister by one parent only. My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers.

a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black.

not eager; done without enthusiasm. a half-hearted cheer/attempt.

a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done. the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success.

done etc every half-hour. at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.

(the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term. We get a week's holiday at half-term; (also adjective) a half-term holiday.

a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc). the players ate oranges at half-time.

of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end. We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now.

a fool or idiot.

foolish or idiotic.

done etc every six months. a half-yearly report; We balance our accounts half-yearly.

(of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died. The flags are (flying) at half mast.

by a long way. He's too clever by half.

to do things in an incomplete way. He never does things by halves.

to share the cost with.

at thirty minutes past the hour stated. I'm leaving at half past six.

in(to) two equal parts. He cut the cake in half; The pencil broke in half.

a slang expression for very much. `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!'

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